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Author Archives: Derrick
24 Hours at Peach Hill During Migration
Like last year, I took a few days off to try and coincide with the annual Spring migration. Typically, I will travel to several places of interest in an effort to find and photograph as many species as humanly possible. … Continue reading
New Bird Photographed – Cape May Warbler
I love Spring migration! I have spent the last two days at Peach Hill Park in Dutchess County with a simple goal… observe and photograph as many birds as possible. It’s a place that I know very well, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged cape may warbler, dutchess county, migration, peach hill, peach hill park, poughkeepsie, warblers
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The ‘Olympus List’ Saga
Most of you know that I started my wildlife photography passion back in 2009 with an Olympus SLR. I photographed quite a few birds back then, and when I upgraded to Canon, I wanted to try and photograph every bird … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Photos
Tagged eastern meadowlark, gardiner, new paltz, red headed woodpecker, shawangunk grasslands, ulster county, woodpeckers
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Here’s Some Warbler Photos for Earth Day!
I had to work on Earth Day, but I had a pretty amazing weekend filled with plenty of warbler sightings across Dutchess and Ulster County. I’ve been trying to spend one day each weekend in each county, so not only … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Photos
Tagged black and white warbler, buttercup farm, cary institute, dutchess county, john burroughs, john burroughs sanctuary, kingston point park, louisiana waterthrush, palm warbler, pine warbler, ulster county, vassar farm, warblers, yellow rumped warbler, yellow warbler
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New Bird Photographed – Louisiana Waterthrush
To be honest, I would have thought I’d see one by now, given the considerable amount of time I spend near marshes and wetlands. While hiking at the John Burroughs Sanctuary in West Park, New York, I came across a … Continue reading
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Tagged john burroughs, john burroughs sanctuary, louisiana waterthrush, ulster county, warblers, west park
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New Bird Photographed (sort of) – Red-breasted Merganser
Over a year ago in Kennebunkport, Maine, I got my first glimpse of a red-breasted merganser. On Saturday, I got to see another one about a half an hour from our new home! This time, it was a female. It … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Photos
Tagged ducks, hudson river, mergansers, red breasted merganser, ulster county, waterfowl
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Adjusting to Life in Ulster County
Any new posts will show up after this one. So, we’ve been in our new home across the Hudson River from my previous stomping ground for a little over a month now. My busy schedule has made it very difficult … Continue reading
Photos from 03/23/13 – Vassar Farm
Vassar Farm has always been one of my favorite spots for diverse wildlife. Last Saturday was no different, with everything from ducks to hawks to woodpeckers. I even got a slight taste of Spring with a first of season eastern … Continue reading
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Tagged american black duck, ducks, hawks, mergansers, phoebes, poughkeepsie, sapsuckers, vassar farm, waterfowl, wood duck
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Photos from 03/23/13 – Overlook Park
It’s amazing that these parks that are so frequently used by people have often been the best places to find the interesting ducks passing through this time of year! Overlook Park had the largest flock of ring-necked ducks I’ve seen … Continue reading
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Tagged ducks, lagrangeville, overlook park, ring-necked ducks, swans
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Photos from 03/23/13 – Stringham Park
For my first visit to the park, I was happy to find some uncommon birds I’ve only seen a handful of times. This was only the third time I’ve seen an american coot and only the second time I’ve seen … Continue reading
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Tagged american coot, geese, lagrangeville, mallards, ruddy duck, stringham park
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